Cigar enveloping machine



Feb. 28, 1933. H; H. WHEELER CIGAR ENVELOPING MACHINE s SheetE-Sheet 1Filed July 2, 1927 IINVE: I. on

ATTORNEY Feb. 28, 1933. W E 1,899,174

CIGAR ENVELOPING MACHINE Filed July 2, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEYPatented F eb; 28,1 1 f PAjT-ENT oFFica HENRY n. wimnnm, F nnooxmm, NEW-vonxgnssmnona'ro INTERNATIONAL CIGAR MACHINERY COMPANY, Aconromnon ornnwimnsnr CIGAR nvnLom G a pm uon filed m a, 1927; Serial, No. 203,089..

Thisinvention rel'atesto an improvement in a cigar'envelopingma.ch1ne,-1ts ma nobJect being to produce a machine which wraps tinfoil; or other L enveloping fmaterial around completed cigars and whichneatly folds the of a receiver While the latteris in horizontal positionat assembling station. In enteringv the receiver, the cigar pushestheenvelop ahead of it, thereby folding the envelop around-three sidesof the cigar. 2 The envelop is automatically cut from a strip to theproper length as soon'as the advancing cigar holds it against a yieldingbase of the receiverthat is provided for this purpose injeach turretarm. A movable folder which is broughtup from below the receiver thenfolds the .underlapped edge of the envelop up under the upper flap andagainst or on the cigar. The overlapped edge is subsequently folded downandheld in position by a stationary folder attached to the frame of themachine as the receiver, moves along said folder from horizontalposition at the assembling station to vertical position at the seal- I gposits the envelopedcigar upon a delivery ing station.

When the envelop'arrives at the uppermost position of the receiverat thesealing station, it tightly envelops the cigar and is sealed by closingits ends. A preliminary folder con 'sisting of a male and female die isfirst closed over each envelop end, thereby pressing the ends intochannel form. A split cup mounted on a hollow shaft coaxial with thecigar is then pushed against each end,- these cups bein so shapedthat inengaging thefena velop, one upstanding side of each channel end isfolded down on the cigar, while the other enters the slot of the cupinupstanding position. Nhile the'cigar remainsstationary at the sealingstation, the cups are turned through one revolution, thereby laying theupstanding sides of the'envelop ends down.

onthe previously folded sides of the ,same. The cups then dwelllongenough toperinit knife-edged tuc-kers to move down into trans verseslots in the cups to form tucks at the ends 'of 'theenvelops. Uponraising the tuckers, the axial 'plungers are advanced to their innermostposition,- therebyfolding-the M tucks formed in the envelopcloselyagainst" the cigar.

Thereupon, the cups are again turned through one revolution, duringwhich a suitably shaped surface on each cup smooths the points andsealsthe envelop tightly to the cigar.

The envelop beingthus properly applied to the cigar, the turret advancesone step, or a quarter eta revolution, and brings'the arm holding theenveloped cigar into horizontal...

position at the discharging station diagonal;- ly' -opposit'e to thereceiving or assembling station.

Arrived at the discharging station, clamps inthe receiverareautomatically opened, permitting-the released cigar "to bepushed'into the carrier by anejectorton the turret arm,

a pairof cam-actuated ejecting fingers being provided to perform thisfunctionin casethe yielding base of the receiver shouldfail'to.

operatepromptly, or in case'the cigar should stick to the receiver, andalso to act as'a guard to, prevent the cigar from falling 'outoflthe'carrier during transit. The carrier '1 then swings through an arc 'of90degrees and de-' table,'the cigar having made a quarter of a revolutionjust before assembly with its envelop, a half'of a revolution whileinthet-ur---' ret, and another quarter of'a revolution'while thes'ameorderand inthe same relative posi-' tion as when taken outcof thebox. With the general character; above described and with minorobjectsnot specifically mentioned in view,"the invention consists incertainicona,

structions and combinations which willbe hereinafter fully described andthen specifically set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of referenceindicate the same or like parts,Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a machineconstructed in accordance with the invention, some of its parts beingbroken away to show details of construction; Fig. l is an end elevationof a part broken away from Fig. 1 ;'Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevationof the machine shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view showing themechanism of the machine of Figs. 1 and 2 for folding the ends of theenvelops on the cigars; Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively end elevation andsectional views of the means employed for giving channel form to theends of the envelops as a preliminary folding operation; Figs. 6, 7 and8 are respectively side elevation, end

view, and top and plan view of the split cups employed in the envelopfolding operation;

and Figs. 9 to 16 inclusive are perspective views showing the variousstages of the en- 25 velop end folding operation.

I In carrying the invention into effect, there is provided a travelingassemblage receiver having separated assembling, sealing and dischargingstations, means for assembling a 5 cigar and an envelop in saidreceiver, means for partially enveloping the cigar at the assemblingstation, means for completing en-' velopment of the cigar between theassembling and sealing stations, means for closing by different foldsthe ends of the envelop at the sealing station, and means fordischarging the sealed cigar at the discharging sta tion. In the bestconstructions contemplated, there is further provided means for feeding9 box rows of cigars to the assembling station; the assembling meansincludes means for turning the cigar 90 degrees in moving it with itsenvelop into the receiver at the assembling station; the partiallyenveloping f means includes means for folding the underlap edge of theenvelop on the cigar in the receiver at the assembling station; thecompleting means includes means forfolding the overlap edge of theenvelop of the cigarbes 59 tween the assembling and sealing stations;

the closing means includes cooperative oscillatoryand rotatory andreciprocatory folding devices simultaneously operating on both ends ofthe envelop at the sealing station; 55 the discharging means includesmeans for turning the cigar 90 degrees while discharging it from saidreceiver at the discharging station; and aseriesof traveling assemblagereceivers are employed. The above men- 60 tioned means and parts may bewidely varied in construction within the scope of the claims, for thespecific machine selected to illustrate the invention is but one of manypossible concrete embodiments of the. same. 65 The invention thereforeis not to be restricted to the precise details of the structure shownand described.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3: The frame of the machine is mounted on abed 21 supported by legs 22 joined by a'brace 23. It carries a clutchshaft 24, a cam shaft 25, a turret shaft 26, conveyor-shafts 28 and 29,fulcrum shafts 30, 31, 32, 33,34, 35, 36, 37 and 38, feed roller shafts39 and 40, brackets 41 and stands 42.

The shaft 24 carries a clutch 43 actuated by a belt 44 deriving itsmotion from any suitable source of power, and by means of a pinion 45meshing with a gear 46, drives the cam shaft 25. The latter hasa spurgear 47 meshing with a gear 48 on the turret shaft '26. The brackets 41support the hollow shafts 49 on which the, envelop folders 50 aremounted and in which folding plungers 51 slide. They also support otherparts of the end folding device. The stands 42 are braced by a tie rod52 and serve as supports for the reel shaft 53.

The cigars 54 to be enveloped are placed in a row of 12 or 13 cigars, asrequired for boxing,or in arow of any other number if desired, upon thefeed table 55, a hinged guard plate 56 keeping the row in a continuousline while being inserted and advanced. Two conveyor chains 57, spacedapart about one-half a cigar length and running over sprockets 58 and 59on the shafts 28 and 29 respectively, by means of the driving pin 60,advance the cigars in a step by step movement imparted to the shaft 28by a ratchet 61 operated by a pawl 62 on an arm 63 held in rearwardtension by a spring 64 and actuated in the forward direction by a rod 65controlled by an arm 66 of a 3-armed lever fulcrumcd on the shaft 32 andengaging, by means of a roller 67 on an arm 68, the track of a cam 69 onthe shaft 25. In order to allow for the difference in the length of therows as between 12 and 13 cigars and also other cigars of differentthickness, a bar 70 having an upwardly approaching finger 71 midwaybetween the two conveyor chains 57 is pivoted to a sleeve on the shaft28 by a crank 72, and to the shaft 29by an arm 73, the shaft 29 beingconnected with the shaft 28 by cranks and connecting rod. By thisarrangement, the finger 71 in contact with the first cigar in the row ateach back stroke of the pawl 62, will control each forward step of theconveyor.

A cigar having arrived at the end of the table 55, a plunger 74 operatedby the shaft 31 raises the cigar on the curved guide 75 and delivers itto the turret. The shaft 31 has a pinion 7 6 meshing With a gear segment77 pivoted on the shaft 30, this segment forming one arm of a bell cranklever, the other arm 78 of which carries a roller 79 engaging the cam 69on the shaft 25. The plunger 74has curved downwardly projecting tailsbase 87.

bushing of the turret shaft sleeve.

which closethe space between its forward edge during/its upwardmovement, and thus prevent the cigars from rolling into'the path cigarpasses, into the receiver, wvhich is formed by a stationary clamp 85, amovable clamp 86 and a yielding base 87 the envelop is cut by a knife 88and'is. pushed by the ad-. vancing cigar into the receiverbetween; the

clamps '85 and 86 and against the yielding The envelop strip 81 is fedto the rollers 82and 83 from a reel 89 on the shaft53, the lateralposition of the reel being adjustable by means of a screw 90; Unwindingof the I envelop strip during the cutting period. when the rollers 82and 83 are at rest is prevented bya weight 91 suspended from the rod 51by a strip 92which rests onthe envelop roll and acts as a brake,"'The'feed rollersare actuated by'a chain 93 driven from'a sprocket 9 1011 the turret sleeve of the shaft 26, the driven spocket 95 beingmounted onianadjustable arm '96 clamped on a stationary The sprocket 95drives the gear97 which is in meshiwithithe gear 98 on the shaft 39. Thespring 99 holdstheffeed roller-82 against the roller 83 and is madeadjustable by means of a screw 100. i 1

The envelop stripcutter 88 is mounted on a vertical shaft 101 (Figs. 1and 3) and is controlled by a lever 102 engaging thetrack of a cam 103on the shaft 26 bymeans of a roller 10 1. The rigid arms of the turretwhich are integral With the clamps 85 are also integral with its hubwhich is mountedon a sleeve 105 surrounding. the central portion of theshaft 26; Each of these arms carries a yielding base 87 for the receiverprovided with guide pins 106 which are slidable in radial holes drilledin the'arms 85 for this purpose, the yielding bases 87 being pressedradially outward by springs 107 housed in the arms 85 and bearingagainst the studs 108attached to saidjyieldingbases. Theinovable clamps86 are in the form'of; bell crank levers pivoted in the head of theturret and having arms 109 l and 110 on either side of the rigid clamps.

by springs 111, while the arms 110 on the;

The'arms 109 on oneside are interconnected other side carry rollers 112'engaging the perimeter of an oscillatingcam 113 mounted on the turretshaft26. The cam 113 is con-'- engaging a cam 115 on the shaft 25 bymeans ofa ro-llerllfi'f The -turret is driven intermittently-by a IGeneva gear 117 on thesleeve 105,:the.gear 1 117 being actuated by aroller-'1'18carried by a cam 119 on the shaft 25. It turns the turretaquarter of a'revolution for everyIcomplete revolution of the shaft 25.

Y When'the cigar 54has entered theturr et clamps,with the cut envelop120 partially enveloping the cigar, the underlap edge of the envelopwhich ishanging down between'the guides 84, is foldedagainst oronthejcigar by a folder l2l-which is mounted on avertical block 122carried between levers 123 fulcrumed on the shaft '34 and levers 124fulcrumed on the shaft '35 andactuated by=a roller 125 mounted on one ofthe levers 124 and engaging the cam 1 19 on theshaft' 25. Thenthe turretturns a quarter of a revolution and advances the cigar 54 into the'envelop end sealing positionatithe highest point of the'turret which isthe sealing station; Y 9

On rising with the turret arm, the overlap edged the envelop1 20 isfolded down over the underlap edge of the same by a'stationary folder126 between the assembling and seal ing stations and is heldby saidfolderin position during the subsequent end folding operations. I y ,5

The cigar 54 having arrived at the'sealing station; at the top ofthe-turret, with an envelop neatly wrapped around it, the envelop ingoperation is continued by sealingthe ends of thewrapperi With this endin view, the

ends are first subjectedto the action of apreliminary folderconsistingof complementary dies 127 and 128 (Figs, 4 and 5) which arepressed together on the ends of the envelop (as shown in Fig; 9), andthereby give to them the channel form 129 (shown in Fig. 10). The upperor male dies 127 are attached to an oscillatory' frame 130, and'thelower or female dies 128 are attached to an oscillatory frame 131, bothframes being mountedon the shaft 37 ,L the former loosely and the latterfixedly. :The frames 130'and 131 are actuated i byabell crank132fulcrumed on the shaft 32 and'having a-roller 133 in engagement witha cam track in thegear 46 on the shaft 25, its 7 other armengaging+byapin l34 the slotted end of a lever135 fulcrumed on'the shaft 37. Uponthe shaft, 37 is fixed agear segment 136 in meshwith'algear segment 137'on the shaft 38 to which is attached a lever'1 38 Con I nected "by alink-.139 with the frame 130.

Thusfthe rocking motion imparted to; the shaft 37 the carried-closesandopens-the preliminary folding dies 127 and 128.

The'ends of the wrapper having been shaped by'closing' the preliminaryfolders,-

the dies swing into open position and the split cups50closeuponthe'released ends of the envelops axial1y,'the cups sobeing {soshaped (Figs. 6, 7 and-8) that inaengaging in Fig-12. Next, the tu'ckers141 are pressed down through transverse slots 142 of the cups upontherolled ends of the envelop to form tucks at the extreme ends of theenvelop; and taper-pointed reciprocatory plungers 51 are then pushedaxially against the tucks, as shown in Fig. 13, thereby bending saidtucks upwardly. The folders 141 are then lifted into'their raisedposition, leaving the upturned tucks, upon the taper-points of theplungers 51 (Fig. 14), the latter then being further advanced into theposition shownin Fig. 15, to fold the flaps 129 down tightly against thecigar. Finally, the rotatory cups 50 are turned through anotherrevolution (Fig. 15), thereby causing the face 143 of their transverseslots 142 to smooth out the folds and give the envelop the appearanceshown in Fig. 16.

The cups 50 are mounted in the ends of the hollow shafts 49 providedwith long keyways 144 and with shoulders 145 between which and the endcollars 146, are mounted the sleeve blocks 147 slidable upon and betweenthe guide bars 148 attached to the frame 20. The blocks 147 carry camrollers 149 engaging cams 150 on the shaft 26, and also support theshafts 151 (Figs. 1 and 3) upon which are mounted the tuckers 141. In aslot provided in the brackets 41, are mounted, upon the hollow shafts49, pinions 152 engaging interrupted gears 153 on the shaft 26, thegears 153 on a portion of their perimeter hav-. ing two sets of teethseparated by a depression in such manner that in turning each set ofteeth on 153 causes the pinions 152 to make one revolution, betweenwhich it remains stationary during the'passage of the intermediatedepression and also during the passage of the remaining portion of theperimeter which is likewise depressed. The pinions 152 carry keys 154 inengagement with the long keyways 144 in theshafts 49, the gears 153being so set that the blank portions of their perimeters lock thepinions 152 while the cups 50 are out of engagement, and that thetoothed "portions turn the pinions while the cups are in engagement withthe envelop ends. The cams 150 are timed to reciprocate the cups in andout of engagement with the envelop ends at the proper moment. V

The reciprocating plungers 51 are slidably mounted within the hollowshafts 49 and are controlled by blocks 155 attached to their ends andcarrying cam rollers 156 engaging sec- 0nd tracks in the cams 150. Theblocks 155 are fitted between and slide upon the guide bars 148, therebypreventing the plungers from turning.

v The tuckers 141, which move with the shafts 49 and are at all times inregister with the transverse slots 142 of the cups 50, are actuated atthe proper time by gear segments 157 (Figs. 1 and 3) mounted on shafts151 within the pinion slots of the brackets 41. The segments 157 meshwith segments 158 on a shaft 159 which is supported by the brackets 41and carries a slotted crank 160.

With the slot in the crank 160 there engages a pin on a cam lever 161pivoted on the stud 162 in the frame 20 and carrying the roller 163engaging the cam track in the gear 46 on the shaft 24.

The enveloping of the cigar having been completed, the turret advancesto its discharging station in which the arm holding the enveloped cigar164 is again horizontal but points in the opposite direction from itsassembly position. As the turret arm approaches the discharging station,the lever 114 controlled by the cam 115 actuates the oscillating cam 113raising its roller 112 and thereby opening its clamp 86, so that theyielding base 87 thus released will push the cigar 164 out of the turretand into the carrier 165. Simultaneously, the ejector arms 166, whichare loosely mounted on the shaft 33 and which are connected by a rod 167and one of which carries a small pinion 168, are actuated through asegment 169 by a cam lever 170 fulcrumed on the shaft 35 and having aroller 171 in engagement with the cam 115.

The cigar 164 having been pushed into the carrier 165, both the ejector166 and the carrier 165 turn through one quarter of a revolutionanddeposit the enveloped cigar upon the delivery table 172.

The carrier is mounted on the shaft 33 which has a pinion 173 meshingwith a gear segment 174 on the shaft 32 which is controlled by a camlever 175 having a roller 176 in engagement with a cam 177 on the shaft25. The cigars delivered upon the table 172 are advanced step by step tomake room for more by fingers 178 of bars 179 which are pivoted tocranks 180 mounted on the fulcrum shafts 32 and 36 respectively, theshaft 36 carrying the gear segment 181 which is in mesh with the segment182 forming the third arm of the 3--arm leveractuated from the cam 69.

The machine is. started and stopped by releasing or eugaginga pin 183of'tlie rod 184 Fig. which actuates the shift lever 185 fulcrumed on thestud 186 carried by a bracket 187 attached to the frame 20 of themachine. The rod 184 passes through holes provided for this purpose inthe uprights of the frame 20, and when turning it to release the pin183, the spring 188 surrounding the shaft 24 '1 station.

5 ing stations, means for closing bydifferent folds the ends of thee'nvelops at the sealing deemed to be unnecessary and isthereforeomittedin the interest ofbrevity. What is claimed is:; 1 1

a traveling assemblage receiver having sep-- arated assembling andsealing 1 and discharg-; ing stations, means for assemblinga-cigar andan'envelop-insaid receiver, means for parat the discharging station;

\ 2. Acigarenveloping machine,comprising V i a v anenvelop in saidrecelver, means for par:

a series of traveling assemblage receivers hav- 1ng separated'assemblingand sealing anddischarging stations, means forflassembling ci-* gars andenvelops in said-receivers, means for partially envelopingcigars at theassembling station, means for completing envelopment of the cigarsbetween the assembling and sealstation, means for "discharging sealedcigars at the discharging stationfing the same arrangement in which theyare received atfthe assembling station, and actuating means forsimultaneously operating saidv assembling,

means, said sealingmeans,and saiddischarg-i ing means attheirj'respective stations. I

3. A cigar enveloping machine, comprising a traveling. assemblagereceiver having separatedassembling and sealing and discharg:

ing stations, means for assembling a cigar and an envelop in saidreceiver, means for partially enveloping the cigar, at the assemblingstation, means for completing envelopment' of the cigar between theassembling and seal ing stations, means for closing by difi'erent foldsthe ends oif'the envelop at the sealing station, means for dischargingthe sealed ci-' gar at the discharging station, and means. for feedingb'ox rows of cigars tothe assembling a traveling assemblage receiverhaving separated assembling and" sealing and dischargi ing stations,means for assembling a cigar and an envelop in saidreceiver, means for:ar-f tially. enveloping the cigar at the assemb ingj station,means forcompleting envelopment of the ends of the envelop at the sealingstation, and means for dischargingthe sealed cigarat the dischargingstation, "said assembling means'including means for turning the' cigardegrees'and moving it with its envelop into said receiver'at theassembling station.

1. A cigarenveloping machine, comprising;

tion.*- J i 5 Acigar enveloping machine, comprising a travelingassemblage; receiver having separated assembling and sealing anddischarging stations, means for-assembling a cigar and an envelop in saidreceiver, means for partially enveloping the cigar at the assemblingstatiommeans for completing envelop-J ment of the cigar between theassemblin ,and' sealing stations, means "for closing by di erentfolds'the-ends of the envelop at thesealing' station, and means fordischarging ,thesealed cigar at the discharging station, said par tiallyenveloping the. cigar atf theassembli'n tially'enveloping meansincludingmeansfor station, means for completing envelopment of the.cigar between the assemblingandsealing stations, means for closing bydifferent folds the ends of the envelop at these'aling station, andmeans for'discharging'thesealed-cigar A arated assembling and sealinganddischarg-' folding the underlap edge ofthe envelopon the cigar in'thereceiver at; the assembling sta- 6. 'A cigar envelopingmachine,'comprising a traveling assemblage receiver havingsapingstation's, means for assembling a cigar and tially enveloping thecigar atthe assembling station, means for completing envelopment 1 ofthe cigar between the assembling and sealing stations, means for closingby difierent folds theends of the envelop at the sealing an envelopeinsaid receiver, means for partially enveloping the cigar at theassembling r st'atiommeans for completing envelopment of thecigarbetween the assembling and sealing stations, means for closing bydifferent folds the ends of the envelop at the sealing station,

and means for discharging the sealed cigar at the discharging station,said closing means including; cooperating oscillatory and rotatory andreciprocatory folding devices simultaneously operating on both endsenvelop at the sealing station.

. 8, A cigar enveloping matching-comprising a traveling assemblagereceiverhaving separated assembling and sealing and dis chargingstations, means for assembling a cigar and anenvelop in said receiver,means for partially envelopingvthe cigar at the;as-.

sembling station, means for competing en-' velopment of-the cigarbetweenthe .assemibling and sealing stations, means for closing its ofthe by different foldsthe ends of the envelop at the sealingstation, andmeans for discharging the sealed cigar at the discharging station,

9 'Means for assembling cigars and en velops therefor, comprising anassemblage said discharging means including. means at 1 i receiver,means for feeding anenvelop across the front of said receiver,concentric quartercircular guides for turning cigars, and a plunger formoving a cigar forward between said guides and for moving the turnedcigar with its envelop into said receiver.-

'10. Means for closing the ends'of envelops enclosing cigars, comprisinan assemblage receiver. supporting an enve oped cigar, and differentcooperating oscillatory and rotatory and reciprocatory folding devicessimultaneously operating on both ends of an envelop enclosing a cigar insaid receiver to fold said ends by diflerent folds on the cigar. 11.Means for closing the ends of envelops enclosing cigars, comprising anassemblage receiver supporting an enveloped cigar, means for givingchannel form to the ends of an envelop enclosing a cigar in saidreceiver,

' cups when in engagement with the preliminarily folded ends, means forforming tucks on the ends of the envelops, and means for backwardlyturning the tucks to fold them on the cigar. p

13. Means for closing the ends of envelops enclosing cigars, comprisingan assemblage receiver supporting an enveloped cigar, means for givingchannel form to the ends of an envelop enclosing a cigar in saidreceiver, split cups, means for moving said cups in and out ofengagement with the formed ends of the envelop, means for rotating saidcups when in engagement with the ends of the envelop, oscillatorytuckers cooperating with said cups to form tucks on the ends of theenvelops, and plungers axially reciprocating in said cups to backwardlyfold the tucks on the cigar.

14. Means for discharging cigars from enveloping means, comprising anoscillatory carrier for the cigars, an oscillatory ejector fortransferring cigars from the enveloping means to said carrier, andcam-actuated gearing for producing the oscillatory movements of saidcarrier and said ejector.

15. Machine for wrapping cigars and other elongated bodies, comprisingin combination, means for enclosing the body in a tubular wrapper theends of which wrapper project beyond the body,'means for holding thebody thusenclosed in the tubular wrapper, male and female dies locatedat opposite ends of the tubular wrapper, means for approaching the maleand female dies towards each other transversely of the body, means fordistancing such male and female dies after the under ends of the wrapperhave been bent upwards to form two side ears, means for turning inwardlyone side ear fold of the two side ear folds formed by the dies at eachend of the body, means for turning inwardly the other side ear fold inthe opposite direction to overlap the first side ear fold,and means forturning down the central projecting ear fold formed at eachend of thewrapper by the turning in of the side ear folds.

16. Machine for-wrapping cigars and other elongated bodies, comprisingin combination, means for enclosing the body in a tubular wrapper theends of which wrapper project beyond the body, means for holding thebody thusenclosed in the tubular wrapper, male and female-dies locatedat opposite ends of the tubular wrapper, means for approaching the maleand female dies towards each other transversely ofthe body, means fordistancing such male and female dies after the under ends of thewrapperhave been bent upwards to form two side ears, means for turning inwardlyone side ear fold of the two side ear folds formed by the dies at eachend of the body, means forturning inwardly the other side ear fold inthe opposite direction to overlapthe first side ear fold, means forsupporting the base of the central projecting ear fold ,formed at eachend of the wrapper by the turning in of the side ear folds, and meansfor turning down the said central projecting ear folds. r

- 17. A cigar enveloping machine, comprising atraveling assemblagereceiver having separated assembling sealing and discharging stations,means for assembling a cigar and an envelop in said receiver, means forpartially enveloping the cigar at the assembling station, means forcompleting envelopment of the cigar between the assembling and sealingstations, means for closing the ends of the envelop at the sealingstation, and means for discharging the sealed cigar at the dischargingstation, said closing means comprising devices for folding in oppositeside portions of the envelop along the tapering ends of the cigar, andmeans for forming the projecting ends into fiat tongues and transverselyfolding said tongues close to the cigar ends. 18. In a cigar envelopingmachine, mechanism for closing theendsof an envelop encircling a cigarand projecting beyond the ends-thereof, comprising means for foldingopposite side portions of the envelop along the tapering ends of thecigar, means having a pair of transversely extendingparallel surfacesand mechanism forbringing said surfaces together on opposite sides ofthe projecting material to pinch together a portion thereof beyond theends of the cigar, in the direction of its length, and means fortransversely folding the pinched portion.

19. Means for closing the end of an envelop enclosing an article,comprising a support for the enveloped article, and differentcooperating oscillatory and rotatory and reciprocatory folding devicesoperating on the end of the envelop enclosing the article in saidsupport to fold said end by different folds on the article.

20. Means for closing the ends of envelops enclosing cigars, comprisinga support for the enveloped cigar, means for giving channel form to theends of the envelop enclosing the cigar in said support, and mechanismthere after acting on said ends to fold them on the cigar between itsends.

21. In a cigar enveloping machine, comprising .a traveling assemblagereceiver having separated assemblingand sealing and disa for partiallyenveloping the cigar at the assembling station, means for completingenvelopment of the cigar between the asseme bling and sealing station,means for closing by different folds the ends of the envelop at and afin or connected to and actuated from saidsha t for intermittentlyengaging the leading cigar of each row. i

In testimony whereof, I have signed 111 name to this specification.

HENRY- H. WHEELER.

sealed cigar at the discharging station, and r means for feeding boxrows of cigars to the assembling station, said means for feeding boxrowsof cigars including a shaft, sprockets on said shaft, conveyor chainsrunning over said sprockets and adapted to feed box rows of cigars, aratchet on said shaft, a lever loosely mounted on said shaft, a springholding said lever in rearward tension, cam means for intermittentlyactuating said lever in a forward direction, whereby to advance saidpawl to intermittently rotate said shaft, and a finger connected to andactuated from said shaftto engage with the leading cigar of each row ateach back stroke of said pawl. I

22. Means for feeding box rows of cigars, comprising a shaft, sprocketson said shaft, conveyor chains running over said sprockets and adaptedto feed box rows of cigars, a ratchet on said shaft, a lever looselymounted on; said shaft, a spring holding said lever in rearward tension,cam means for intermittently actuating said lever in a forwarddirection, whereby to advance said pawl to inter- V mittently rotatesaid shaft, and a finger'connected to and actuated from said shaft .toengage with the leading .cigar' of each row at each back stroke of saidpawl.

i 23. Means for feedingbox rows of cigars, comprising a shaft, sprocketson said shaft, conveyors runningover said sprockets and adapted to feedbox rows of cigars, mechanism for intermittently rotating said shaft,

